Scary flu season - Atheist Nexus2016-12-09T15:03:36Zhttp://atheistnexus.org/forum/topics/scary-flu-season?groupUrl=hangwithfriends&commentId=2182797%3AComment%3A2148728&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noSteph:
No we are not better f…tag:atheistnexus.org,2013-01-21:2182797:Comment:21487282013-01-21T09:19:39.028ZJames Kzhttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/JamesKz
<p>Steph:</p>
<p>No we are not better from the flu. My 102F that ran for two days dropped, and is now rebounding (at 100F). Beth is feeling worse as well.</p>
<p>A few folk around here have noted that this particular flu seems to oft-times have a rebound effect.</p>
<p>Beth and I are planning to go to a party in Omaha (four hundred miles) in five days, but if this doesn't end soon we will be outta luck (and the money we've already spent).</p>
<p>As for the local hospital, I would have trouble…</p>
<p>Steph:</p>
<p>No we are not better from the flu. My 102F that ran for two days dropped, and is now rebounding (at 100F). Beth is feeling worse as well.</p>
<p>A few folk around here have noted that this particular flu seems to oft-times have a rebound effect.</p>
<p>Beth and I are planning to go to a party in Omaha (four hundred miles) in five days, but if this doesn't end soon we will be outta luck (and the money we've already spent).</p>
<p>As for the local hospital, I would have trouble going anyway: I went there in April about another matter, and they are now locked in a battle with the VA over payment and threatening to turn me over to collections (in violation of the law).</p> There are different strains o…tag:atheistnexus.org,2013-01-20:2182797:Comment:21478862013-01-20T13:14:08.284ZLuarahttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/Luara
<p>There are different strains of flu going around, and I doubt that having had one flu protects you from the other strains. </p>
<p>You can get prescription antiviral drugs that make the flu less intense and they work best if you take them soon after you've been exposed or symptoms develop. </p>
<p>The flu shot is only about 60% effective this year, but that's a lot better than nothing! </p>
<p>I wear a P100 mask a lot of the time when I'm out in public, because I have a <em>very</em> bad dog…</p>
<p>There are different strains of flu going around, and I doubt that having had one flu protects you from the other strains. </p>
<p>You can get prescription antiviral drugs that make the flu less intense and they work best if you take them soon after you've been exposed or symptoms develop. </p>
<p>The flu shot is only about 60% effective this year, but that's a lot better than nothing! </p>
<p>I wear a P100 mask a lot of the time when I'm out in public, because I have a <em>very</em> bad dog allergy. Masks might protect a little against the flu for the person wearing them. But I know the mask only protects me a little from dog dander, so it may not help much with viruses either. But if you have a flu, wearing a mask protects other people from getting it. </p> James are you and your wife a…tag:atheistnexus.org,2013-01-20:2182797:Comment:21478592013-01-20T06:54:46.071ZSteph S.http://atheistnexus.org/profile/StephS
James are you and your wife all better from the flu now?<br />
I hear on the news that the hospitals are full from all the flu cases.
James are you and your wife all better from the flu now?<br />
I hear on the news that the hospitals are full from all the flu cases. I don't need a flu shot. I we…tag:atheistnexus.org,2013-01-18:2182797:Comment:21462792013-01-18T12:06:03.939ZJames Kzhttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/JamesKz
<p>I don't need a flu shot. I went to Cheyenne (leaving my incredibly isolated village) and picked up the flu. So I should be good for this year (if I survive it, which seems uncertain at the moment).</p>
<p>This is nothing compared to the Spanish Flu outbreak (1918-19) where an estimated 10-20% of everyone who caught it died, and was so severe it ended WWI (because the armies were decimated by the flu)</p>
<p>I don't need a flu shot. I went to Cheyenne (leaving my incredibly isolated village) and picked up the flu. So I should be good for this year (if I survive it, which seems uncertain at the moment).</p>
<p>This is nothing compared to the Spanish Flu outbreak (1918-19) where an estimated 10-20% of everyone who caught it died, and was so severe it ended WWI (because the armies were decimated by the flu)</p> Yes, my very elderly friend h…tag:atheistnexus.org,2013-01-17:2182797:Comment:21461282013-01-17T20:26:42.474ZLilliehttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/Lillie
<p>Yes, my very elderly friend had shingles, too, and died from complications. She was in terrible pain, too.</p>
<p>Yes, my very elderly friend had shingles, too, and died from complications. She was in terrible pain, too.</p> No flu shot for me. The only…tag:atheistnexus.org,2013-01-15:2182797:Comment:21443062013-01-15T13:45:35.364ZRandall Smithhttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/RandallSmith289
<p>No flu shot for me. The <span style="text-decoration: underline;">only</span> time I ever had one (35 years ago), I got the flu that year. Never again. I'll take my chances.</p>
<p>No flu shot for me. The <span style="text-decoration: underline;">only</span> time I ever had one (35 years ago), I got the flu that year. Never again. I'll take my chances.</p> I think everyone should prote…tag:atheistnexus.org,2013-01-15:2182797:Comment:21442632013-01-15T06:18:05.437ZRuth Anthony-Gardnerhttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/RuthAnthonyGardner
<p>I think everyone should protect themselves from shingles. I got my immunization several years ago. I knew a woman who lived in excruciating pain from shingles. That motivated me to protect myself.</p>
<p>I think everyone should protect themselves from shingles. I got my immunization several years ago. I knew a woman who lived in excruciating pain from shingles. That motivated me to protect myself.</p> Yes, got mine last October. …tag:atheistnexus.org,2013-01-15:2182797:Comment:21441752013-01-15T03:51:45.062ZLilliehttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/Lillie
<p>Yes, got mine last October. Wonder if you need another. I also had a Shingles shot and it is only 64% effective but compared to the Shingles, I'll take the 64%.</p>
<p>Yes, got mine last October. Wonder if you need another. I also had a Shingles shot and it is only 64% effective but compared to the Shingles, I'll take the 64%.</p>